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After registering a dominant 4-1 victory in the Test series against England, Team India's fie lding coach T Dilip unveiled the winners of the field awards for the tour. This tradition started during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, wherein Dililp presented a medal to the best fielder in the team after every game.
Continuing this practice, India's fielding coach praised the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Dhruv Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav for their efforts in the field. But in the end, the Indian captain and 24-year-old Gill were named joint winners. Further, Kuldeep emerged as the winner of a new accolade called the ' relentless award'. All winners saw BCCI Secretary Jay Shah present them with the awards.
Rohit, Shubman win Best Fielder award, Kuldeep wins Relentless award
In a video released by the BCCI, T Dilip said, "Excellent stuff, guys. On that note, the first medal and this is the first time ever it was a tough choice to really select between two people because both took equal catches. So the first time ever we are sharing the award and the first impact fielder award goes to Gill and Rohit.”
“And lastly our new award which is for the relentless award. And this is a great opportunity for all the people who feel that they are not at the hotspots but still, they can make a difference. I think this award goes to person who has been running around from fine leg to fine leg helping our team with the strategy. Mr. Kuldeep Yadav.”
He made a lot of difference: T Dilip namedrops Shreyas Iyer
Amidst the praiseful words for Team India's best fielders against England. T Dilip also had a special mention for batter Shreyas Iyer, who was dropped from the side after the first two Tests. Dilip lauded Iyer for being ' brilliant on the field'. He said, " Now I want to recognize the collective efforts that lit up the series. Shreyas is not here but in initial games, he was brilliant on the field with his catches and outstanding. He made a lot of difference."